RIVERS IN FLOOD

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 221, 15 June 1931, Page 11

RIVERS IN FLOOD

Heavy Rains in Hills NO SERIOUS DAMAGE Difficulty at Taita Gorge OTAKI AGAIN SUFFERS Heavy rain on Friday night and Saturday mornnig lias been responsible for floods right through the Wairarapa, Manawatu, and the Hutt Valley. There has been no serious damage, none of the floods . being comparable witli those experienced at Easter. Erosion in the Taita Gorge, due to the high level of the Hutt River, constitutes perhaps the most serious damage. In the Gorge, the scouring of the road which began in the last flood lias resumed, and workmen are finding it difficult to keep the way open for traffic. Some bridges in the Akatarawa Gorge are damaged, and access to Campbell’s mill is cut off. As a result of warm rain melting the snow on the Tararuas, the Waiohine River broke Its banks on Saturday, inundating the low-lying country. The main road, in the vicinity of the Waiohino bridge, was under water, though there was not enough to hold up traffic. By Saturday evening the level of the rivers had subsided somewhat, but quickly rose again during the nigh through further heavy rain. The river at Otaki caused a little trouble, and on Saturday the railway line was covered by about six inches or water. The water entered several shops at Otaki Railway, several acres were flooded, but traffic was not held up. . No trouble appears to have been experienced at Palmerston, and the Manawatu River, though registering nine feet three inches of water at Fitzherbert bridge at noon yesterday, had fallen to eight feet six inches by 9 p.m.

POSITION AT OTAKI • . Traffic Free to Pass By Telegraph—Press Association. Otaki, June 14. Heaw rain has been responsible for further “floods here. The water entered several shops at the railway , and inundated several acres, but in no way interfered with traffic as reported. All the rivers are fairly high, but the floods are subsiding. RIVERS IN WAIRARAPA Waiohine Breaks Banks Dominion Special Service. Masterton, June 14. The Wairarapa rivers are in high flood through warm rain melting the snow on the Tararuas. The Waiohine broke its banks on Saturday, inundating the low-lying country, and on Saturday morning the main road in the region of the Waiohine bridge was under water, though not to such an extent as to hold up the traffic. A portion of the Te Ore Ore road was also under water, owing to the flooding of the Ruamahunga. The rivers dropped on Saturday afternoon, but heavy rain during the night brought them up again. The road at the Waiohine bridge was under water again this morning, but it was clear this afternoon. Heavy rain fell in all parts of the district last night and all to-day. RAIN AT PALMERSTON Manawatu River Rises Dominion Special Service. Palmerston North, June 14. Heavy rain commenced to fall at. Palmerston North on Friday night and continued in intermittent showers throughout yesterday, a postponement of the majority of sports being necessary. With the exception of the senior and junior games all Rugby was postponed, while other sporting fixtures that were cancelled were the golf match between the Manawatu and Shannon clubs, all basketball fixtures, the women's representative hockey fixture between Manawatu and Wanganui, and the Manawatu Hunt Club’s meeting. Throughout last night heavy rain continued to fall and the conditions this morning had shown little improvement. At noon the automatic gauge recorded nine feet three inches of water in the Manawatu River at the Fitzherbert bridge.